The monument to the liberated woman in Baku is one of the works of Fuad Abdurakhmanov. The monument was built in 1960 on the branching of Gurbanov and J. Jabbarly streets. He was inspired by the character of Seville from Jafar Jabbarli’s play “Seville”. The idea of removing the veil reflects the liberation of the Azerbaijani woman from secular fetters, the opportunity to play a role in the public life of her country, to study and work. [one]
History
First, Fuad Abdurakhmanov created the statue of an “Azerbaijani woman” from plaster in 1951. The monument was revived in 1957 and recreated using bronze. This composition was called "Freedom" and was presented during the exhibition at the Museum of Art. Specialists who saw the monument came to the decision that it should be placed in the central part of the city in connection with the fortieth anniversary of the Soviet regime. After that, Fuad Abdurakhmanov began work on a larger version of the monument to reflect the theme of freedom of the Azerbaijani woman. The monument was cast in bronze in 1959 in Leningrad. He was later delivered to Azerbaijan. [2]
Monument Idea
Fuad Abdurakhmanov said: “The theme of the emancipation of an Azerbaijani woman has long attracted me. Starting work on the sculpture, for some reason I imagined myself an eagle, entangled in shadows. She breaks her bonds, finally frees herself from them. Another moment, and it will skyrocket into the sunny sky ” [3]
Chadra, as part of the women's wardrobe, was a sign of all the cities where trade developed. The fight against the veil began in 1908 in Baku by the liberal bourgeoisie. However, the protests were suppressed by the clergy, and the bourgeoisie had to retreat. They agreed that representatives of the bourgeoisie would stop protests against wearing the veil, provided that their women, dressed in European style, were not offended.
After Azerbaijan became part of the Soviet Union , the social status of women has changed. They began to work in society. All these changes were reflected in the style of their clothes. Agitation against the veil, which faced great opposition, began again in the 1920s. Girls who abandoned the veil were expelled from their homes. Komsomol member Sarah Khalilova was killed by her father for removing the veil. The Statue of the Liberated Woman reflects the difficulties faced by women in the struggle for their rights. On the pedestal was the figure of a young woman taking off her veil - a symbol of the social inequality of East women. [four]
Notes
- ↑ Izvestia, Newspaper Azerbaijan's Newspaper Azerbaijani Izvestia - Symbol of Women's Freedom - Culture - News . www.azerizv.az . Date of treatment April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Xəyalə MURADLI. Sirrini çadraya büküb atan daş qadının hekayəti unopened .
- ↑ Newspaper Azerbaijan News. Newspaper Azerbaijan Izvestia - Symbol of Women's Freedom - Culture - News . www.azerizv.az. Date of treatment April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Faig Nasibov. Monuments . www.window2baku.com. Date of treatment April 3, 2018.